Environmental Legal Battle in Hawaii


	Environmental Legal Battle in Hawaii

Jenhahaha

9-20-2007 6:19 PM

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hawaii, oahu, maui, kauai, superferry, legal, environment, environmental, sierra club

Jenhahaha says:

Is this the effect of a bunch of "environmental extremists," or do the plaintiffs really have a case?

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